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Selecting Integrated or Complete Online Category Maintenance
You can select either the Integrated or Complete Online Category Maintenance mode. In the Integrated mode, category maintenance except for exclusively online category features is done in the ERP. In the complete online mode, all category maintenance is done in the CMS.
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Enabling the Online Category Maintenance feature will disable the Integrated Category Maintenance feature and . It will also change your Category Maintenance display to group sub-categories under the parent category rather than list all categories individually. You will not be able to limit your display to custom or global categories. All other options remain the same.
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Integrated Category Maintenance
- In the CMS, navigate to Settings → Feature Management → Products & Categories
- Toggle ON Integrated Category Maintenance and click Configure.
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- In the Integrated Category Maintenance Settings, toggle ON Enable Integrated Category Maintenance.
Select This enables the feature for your site. - Configure setting options as required, then click Save or Save & Exit.
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Online Category Maintenance
- In the CMS, navigate to Settings → Feature Management → Products & Categories
- Toggle ON Online Category Maintenance and click Configure.
- In Online Category Maintenance Settings, toggle ON 'Enable Online Category Maintenance Settings'.
Select . This enables the feature for your site.- Configure setting options as required, then click Save or Save & Exit.
Accessing Category Maintenance
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The page will look something like this:
Here, you can either search for the category you wish to edit, or you can use paging to navigate through the list. To make changes to a category, click 'Edit'.
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This section displays the category information integrated from PRONTO.
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| Category Code | This field is not editable via the CMS and is shown for reference only. | |||||||||||
| Description | This is your category name. It will appear on the category list page, and at the top of the product list when users drill down to view the category. | |||||||||||
| Subtitle | The text in this field will be displayed if the 'Show Category Subtitle' option is ticked on the Product List Title Widget (found on the Product List page template). | |||||||||||
| Hidden | Tick this option to exclude this category from your site's menu or category list. | |||||||||||
| Category Image | Assign an image to your category using the 'Select or Upload Image' option.
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| Enable Cluster | Enable this option if your website is using a cluster to display products in this category to customers. | |||||||||||
| Include Products from Sub Categories | If this category has been set up with sub-categories and they have been populated with products, these can be displayed with the category. If this feature is not used, select 'Not Set'. If this feature has been set up but you do not want to use it, select 'No'. |
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These values are normally auto-generated on first integration. You may edit any of these values as required and they will not be overwritten on subsequent integration events.
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| SEO Url | The user- and search engine-friendly URL for the category page. | Here's an example of these SEO settings in the real world. The Commerce Vision Blog is obviously not a product category, but the principles are the same.
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| Page Title Tag | The title that displays on search engine results pages, just above the URL. | |
| Meta Description Tag | The blurb that displays under the Title and URL. |
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Display banners on your category pages by adding a Category Banner Widget to the Product List Template. |
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If there are no active custom fields in your Product table, this section will not render.
Need more information? See How To Add Custom Fields To Products and Categories.
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This section will only be displayed if you have enabled it in Feature Settings. To enable it, navigate to Settings → Feature Management → Product & Categories. Configure the Online Category Maintenance feature. Tick the zones you wish to edit content for, and then click Save & Exit.
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Additional Information
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